Sam Adams has worked as a recording artist since he was in his teens, recording several solo albums himself in the manner of Todd Rundgren and Phil Elvrum. He writes songs that are uncompromising yet celebrate the colorful world between absolutes. His strong vocal and unconventional harmonic sense create a distinct live chemistry, injecting his songwriting with strains of the avant-garde.


"It might have caused some mix-ups in recent years (City Club members showing up at night clubs, etc.), but really, local singer-songwriter Sam Adams sharing a name with Portland’s mayor can only help the musician stand out from the pack. Not that Adams needs the name to distinguish himself; his ambitious avant-rock does that perfectly well. On this summer’s Draw This Bitter Blood EP, Adams uses an expansive instrumental palette and digital textures to raise what might have been standard-issue boy-meets-guitar songs to inspired, even experimental, compositions. And if the arrangements don’t set him apart, Adams’ dynamic, haunting voice (think Radiohead’s Thom Yorke) certainly will."
Jonathan Frochtzwajg (Willamette Week Vol. 38/04)

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